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The William Burr Prize in Nuclear History
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) and McGill-Queen’s University Press (MQUP)www.shafr.org (opens in a new tab)Catalog updated
- Amount
- $500
- Program type
- Grant
- Field
- History
- Eligible career stages
- doctoral students
About this program
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and McGill-Queen’s University Press jointly award the annual William Burr Prize in Nuclear History for the best PhD dissertation or thesis on any aspect of nuclear history worldwide. The winner receives CAD $500, mentorship on developing the dissertation into a book, and a manuscript workshop, with McGill-Queen’s University Press receiving first refusal for publication in its Global Nuclear Histories series. Applicants may be of any nationality or institutional affiliation, and self-nominations or supervisor nominations are welcome. Dissertations must have been submitted in final form between January 1 and December 31, 2026, and an electronic copy must be submitted by February 1, 2027; non-English dissertations require an English translation of the introduction and at least one chapter.
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